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Births in Japan likely to fall under 700,000 for first time | The Asahi Shimbun (www.asahi.com)

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An estimated 687,080 Japanese children were or will be born in 2024, falling below 700,000 for the first time and marking the lowest level on record, according to Asahi Shimbun calculations.

For comparison, Japan births in the past:

1935: 2.19 Million
1955: 1.73 Million
1985: 1.43 Million
2005: 1.06 Million

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[–] riskable@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Japan's response to this will be to take a shower then wonder what happened to their libido afterwards.